The government has warned the trust behind two Island schools that they are not to take on any further schools and to consolidate the work it does in the existing 77 education establishments run by them.
Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) run both Ryde Academy and Sandown Bay Academy – two schools that have been thrown into the spotlight recently following poor Ofsted reports. Now, ministers have told AET that they are to focus on the existing 77 schools, including special schools, that they run and to not take on any further schools under their wing.
The restriction is reported to have come into force in September of last year, however was only revealed this week during a parliamentary question.
A spokesman for the Academies Enterprise Trust said:
“The actual rate of improvement in GCSE results at good grades among our secondaries was well above the national average last year. The progress is good. What we’ve got to ensure is that progress is good across the board.
“That reorganisation has taken a long time to move forward. Based on the recent reports and results, Ryde and Sandown Bay are making real progress. We believe that a page has been turned and we can really lift that standards at those schools and to provide the type of academies local parents are looking for for their children.”
